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Chapter 10: Bloodline
At the same time when Rin and Seshomaru were in the sakura forest, Hasu and Takashi arrived at a village in the southeastern region,
Hasu, in the appearance of Aika, limped across the shrine courtyard with a gaping wound on her waist.
"Please help me!" Hasu screamed weakly.
A priestess opened the shrine door and ran toward Hasu.
"Please help me, priestess," Hasu whimpered.
The priestess supported her from falling.
"My lady, what happened?" asked the priestess.
Hasu looked up. Her eyes shined a light into the priestess's eyes, rendering the latter immobile.
Hasu's wound started to heal as she playfully said, "Nothing happened, priestess. I merely want to borrow your Shoheki Star to release the Rainbow Phoenix."
Behind them, Takashi came out from the shrine with the gold object in the shape of a ring with seven golden phoenix feathers spread evenly around the outer edge. Takashi made eye contact with Hasu before he sped away.
Hasu smirked.
She turned back to the immobile priestess and caressed her face, "Tch! Tch! Tch! Such beauty! It's a pity you humans cannot sustain this beauty but just a few years."
Hasu heard footsteps approaching from behind her. She glanced back briefly, smirked, and continued to taunt the priestess.
"Don't worry, priestess. My spell is benign and will soon dispel itself. I only want to release the Rainbow Phoenix to protect the humans. Isn't that what you humans wanted? Why do you keep it sealed?"
An arrow swooshed toward Hasu from behind. She dissipated, reformed herself in the air, and glided away on her petals.
As Hasu dissipated, the arrow targeted at her pierced into the heart of the immobile priestess. On her petals, Hasu looked back and laughed victoriously.
'Ohh! Death has begun.'
And the mourning cry from the shrine guard who shot the arrow reverberated through the village.
"NO, PRIESTESS!"
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In the sakura forest.
'NO. It shouldn't be this way. What is happening to me?'
Unsuccessfully resisting his violent arousal, Sesshomaru pushed Rin away and dashed to the grassy field outside the forest where the transformation finally took over as his true form rose high into the air with a deep growl.
Rin's scent should have been farther away, but he could sense it stronger than ever.
A sudden burning sensation spread through his body. His mental clarity started to slip, giving way to his carnal desire which pressed him to go back for Rin.
He leapt up to make his way back when Lady Hikari landed and appeared amid a smokey bloom in front of him.
He jumped back and landed at a safe distance. He was defenseless against her attacks having learned from being disciplined by her a few times when he was younger. A mother from the Osaka clan was immune to her children's power, but they were not immune to hers.
She hurled a luminous pink whip toward him. It divided into four branches and tightened around his four limbs.
As the whip lifted and pulled him toward her, she released another whip which fanned out and hit across his cheek sending him to the ground.
She sent several streams of pink miasma, causing several wounds on his body.
He yelped in pain, but his mental clarity started to come back, and his carnal desire slowly faded away.
Lady Hikari continued to send more miasma streams at him.
When he yelped louder, she jetted into the air and landed close to him, at the moment, in his human form.
He had planted the Baksaiga on the ground and leaned on it. He was barely able to stay on his knees. There were gaping wounds on his body and blood spots scattering on the ground and on his kimono. His legs and arms were still chained by her whips.
She raised her hand to send another whip at him.
"That's enough, mother," he spoke in a weak tone afflicted with pain.
"Hmm!" she smirked playfully at him, "That was quite entertaining, Sesshomaru."
"Hmph!"
He was still on his knees, in silence.
"Sesshomaru, your first physical pursuit is violent. Only a female of pure Inu bloodline can withstand to receive your first seed. It is your blood's natural way to select its mate to pass on its purity."
There was no answer.
She withdrew the whips from his limbs.
He stood up slowly and grunted in pain. He pushed harder on the Baksaiga to support himself.
Lady Hikari approached him with a gleam of sympathy. Sesshomaru could not heal his wounds caused by her. He would have to suffer the pain of her discipline until she decided it had served its purpose.
She raised her hand and started to release a stream of energy to heal him.
"Leave it, mother."
"Hmph!" she pouted. "If you refuse my kindness, then I don't care."
"I - I need the pain."
"Hmph!"
What his mother just said was indeed true. His arousal was violent. If Rin went through with their union, she would surely be injured.
But then what?
He frowned.
She chuckled playfully, "After the first time, you will be able to control yourself."
"However - " he hesitated.
"Perhaps, you are more like your father than I thought. You have chosen to love."
"Do you intend to stop me?"
"It is none of my concern what you choose. However, you must understand that the human girl shall die by the violent nature of your first physical union."
A brief silence ensued.
"Does she choose you?"
He did not answer.
"If my son has forsaken his duty as an Inu demon and has chosen to love a human girl, then being the second is but a small sacrifice for her to make."
"Rin will not be second to anyone, even to myself."
"Hmph. I was wrong. You are not like your father. You are worse than your father."
Suddenly, they both glanced at the entrance of the sakura forest where Rin was standing and looking lost.
Lady Hikari started to transform into a pink light orb.
"Mother," Sesshomaru said.
"Yes."
"Stay close to me, but do not reveal yourself too carelessly."
"Hmph!"
She smirked as she completed the transformation and flew away.
Sesshomaru could no longer resist the painful wounds. He lost consciousness and fell down as Ah-Un roared and flew from his spot on the mountain side toward him.
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Note:
sorrellkaren: Thank you so much for your review. I am happy (yay) that there are still people like me and you who love this pair. I think they should reshow this show to give people who have not seen this show before a chance to see it. I think it will be loved all over again. I think. Sorry about the last chapter. I think Sesshomaru can't have Rin just yet until he really really shows her he loves her unconditionally. He is going to have to prove it. lol